Mike after hearing his wife traumatic past,
Mike goes off grid as he is in denial about everything.

Thomas tried to contact him but his efforts were in vain,
Mike thought long and hard about Renée's emotional pain.

Coming off a hill in the outskirts of Lakeshore,
Mike walked back to his vehicle as he thinks about Renée's scar
But was met with one of the little orphans just about to spray paint his car.

The little orphan ran but this time Mike decided there was no need to for a chase,
The presence of these orphans had a meaning to his case.
He took out a sandwich and offer it to the child,
And to his surprise, they all came out of the bushes where they've been hiding for awhile.

The little child approached him as he offer him the sandwich -

"Tommy no!!"
Another child called out

The orphan stepped back with respect to his eldest response.

"No, no it's okay!!"
Mike reassured

"Don't take it tommy!!
He's the Boogeyman that was standing over Kevin. He took him away from us!!
He'll take you too!"
The eldest replied

"Are you talking about the child that was hit by the car?
No went there to help him, I'm a police officer."
Mike replied

"You're lying, we arrived and you were over him, we all saw when you let that noisy carriage take him away."

"No, listen my name is Michael, I'm a police officer, the noisy carriage took your friend to the hospital.-

"The place that makes him better?"
The little orphan asked

"Yes, the place that makes you better."
Mike replied

"Then why were you chasing us?"
The eldest asked

"I just wanted to ask you some questions about your friend.
It's okay you don't have to be scared."

"If you're a police officer do the screaming noise!!"
The eldest shouted

"The screaming noise?"
Mike asked

"Everyone knows that a police car makes the screaming noise."

"Oh, you mean the siren."
Mike replied

"Screaming noise."
The eldest uttered

"It's actually called a siren."
Mike added

"Screaming noise."
They all shouted

"Okay fine, I'll play the screaming noise."
Mike replied as he turns on the siren

"Woah!!
They shouted in awe
Seeing the seeing the flashing lights

"Here you go."
Mike stated as he hands the sandwich to the little orphan

"Thank you Mister!!"

"You're welcome."
Mike smiled

"Okay Mr. Police guy, we see that your car can scream but what about Kevin?"
The eldest asked

"As soon as he's better he'll be reunited with y'all.
By the way where are you from?"
Mike asked

"Come on, let me show you.-
He replied

They walked across the road and through the ravines,
Jumping on boulders, crossing streams, getting there by all means.

"You didn't think we actually live on the streets did you?"
The eldest asked

"No, I actually admire you looking out for the others."
Mike replied

"I don't usually say this alot, but you're not like the others in town. You have a good heart and I'll respect that.
I'm sorry for vandalizing your car."

"It's okay, my car needed a respray anyway."
Mike replied

"We thought you took Kevin from us, so we did what we could to let you feel out pain."
He stated

"Pain? By spraying paint on my car?"
Mike questioned

"Trust me, nothing hurts more than emotional damage!!"
He replied

As they walked up a steep hill, Mike saw a rather familiar dirt road,
Where to the right he saw an orphanage, the orphans humble abode.

"This is where we live, welcome to Tsila's Orphanage for -"

"Gifted Souls."
Mike interjected

"Yeah, you've been here before?"
The eldest asked

"I- I gotta go!!"
Mike uttered as he ran through the ravines

"Hey!!
What about Kevin!!"
The eldest shouted

Mike sped across the road, jumped into the car and shut the door.
He gripped onto his steering wheel as he took deep breaths,
His heart raced, his palms started to sweat.
Was it something he recognized?
Was it something he saw?
Thomas pulled up at the scene, but his car had a flaw.
He knocked on his window, Mike jumped with fright,
He didn't see a ghost, but it surely gave that sight.

"You okay bro?"
Thomas asked

"Yeah yeah, am good."
Mike replied as he catches his breath

"What are you doing all the way in nowhere, you're literally out of town."

"I had to get away for a while,
Enough about me, why is your engine smoking?"
He replied

"So fun story, there I was driving along the road right, but out of nowhere came this giant elk that hit my car and ruptured my radiator."
Thomas stated

"How's that a funny story?"
Mike asked

"When I got back to my car after checking on the elk, my box of pizza that I literally just bought instantaneously went missing.
Where it went to, I have no idea."
Thomas replied

Mike chuckled

"Come on, I'll drop you back in town."
Mike replied

"Speaking of that, you remembered that dude back at palm beach that we weren't able to pull up his file"
Thomas asked

"Yeah, what about him?"
Mike asked curiously

"Well I got great news and I know you realized it the moment Renée uttered that name."
Thomas uttered

"Alex."
Mike uttered

"Exactly, it can't be a coincidence!!
I tried running a background check but it can be quite difficult when he has no form of identification and refuses to tell us his name.
How can one be so clean?
He literally has no file in the database matching his description "
Thomas uttered

"Well I guess he's not our guy."

"I thought you'd say that, which is why I went off the books and made some calls; in which I found one file in particular that had his description but had a lot of information redacted, including his demographics.
I'm telling you man something is off about this guy, it seems someone is trying effortlessly to conceal information about this guy and the funny thing is, these redactions date 19 years back."
Thomas outlined

"Well isn't that a bummer."

"Come on Michael!!
19 years ago!!
Doesn't that match the description of what Renée outlined?!"
Thomas asked

"I don't think this is our guy Thomas, just drop it."

"I don't know why are you so defensive, I got these encrypted files from digital forensics and it's almost done decrypting, I just need to wait a few more minutes before-"

Mike quickly grabbed the tablet containing the files and smashed it on the ground.

"Get in the car, I'm taking you back !!"
Mike shouted as he got back in his vehicle

~Meanwhile in the squad car~

"What the fuck Mike!!"
Thomas uttered

"I know how this looks okay!!"
Mike replied

"It is exactly how it looks!!
Why the fuck would you do that!!"
Thomas shouted

"I just don't want you to incarcerate someone based on simple coincidences okay!!"
Mike replied

"You're telling me it's a coincidence that the same scumbag that we arrested for hitting down that infant; who surprisingly knows you by the way, is the same guy Renée's talking about?
Hell naaaaa, I'm not buying that!!"
Thomas responsed

"Which is why we need to talk to him!!
It could be any Alex right!!"
Mike replied

"We don't need to ask that lowlife anything!!
He we have a file matching his description with what Renée outlined, that's all we need.
I say we head down to the station, cross reference the information of the case with what Renée outlined and boom we got this guy!!"
Thomas outlined

"No!!
I mean- I think we should talk to him, ask him some questions before we make any movements."
Mike responded

"Why are you so defensive over this lowlife piece of trash!!
He hit a child for Christ sake!!
You of all persons should be more than eager to see this scumbag rot in prison!!"
Thomas uttered

"Because he's my brother alright!!"
Mike shouted

"What!!
What do you mean he's your brother?"
Thomas uttered

"His name is Alex Anderson, he went to prison and has been there for the past 19 years."
Mike replied

"It all makes sense!!
That's why his last name has been redacted, his file has been denied your access and your keycard doesn't work in his holding cell."
Thomas uttered

"I just don't want to send him to prison again for something he might not have done.
I think it's best to get some answers from him, lay the foundation straight and if the stars align then fine, we do this by the book but let me talk to him first before we place him as a person of interest based on a hunch."
Mike replied

Wait!!
If he's your brother and he went to prison for something that you did...
Did you-"

"No!! Hell no!!
Are you crazy!!
I can't believe you even assumed that!!
I can't say for certain about the nature of Renée's situation that's why I need to speak with him so I can get some clarity on all this."
Mike outlined

"I don't know man, this seems far deeper than I can handle."

"Look at me, you've known me for years!!
I would never do something like that; not to Renée alright!!
All I'm asking is that you give me 5 minutes with him that's all I ask.
I'm not asking you as your Chief, I'm asking you as a friend!!"
Mike asked

"Thomas sighed

Thomas pulled up at the police station and gave him his keycard,
Mike wanted to finally get some clarity on a wound that has left him heidiously scared.

He walked into the station,
Ordered for Alex to be moved into the interrogation room,
He waited a few minutes before making his move.
With his cap covering his eyes, he approached the door,
And with the help of Thomas' keycard,
entry he was denied no more.

"Listen, that kid shouldn't have been in the road, so you're here to lecture me about my actions I'd appreciate it if y'all brought me back to my cell."
Alex uttered

Mike drew a chair and removed his hat.

"The ghost has returned."
Alex uttered with surprise

"You know I was not expecting to see you in here, but I knew sooner or later you'd come to see me.
Not like you did back then but you're a man of new beginnings aren't you."
He added

"Cut the crap Alex!!
Why are you in Bloomsfield?"
Mike asked

"You don't get to ask questions Mikey!!
Not after what you did!!"

"I'm the cop okay, I ask the questions!!"
Mike uttered

"You're lucky I'm bounded by chains to this desk, I'd strangle you right now!!
What did you think was gonna happen huh Mikey?
You'd leave Lakeshore, live in Bloomsfield "The land of new beginnings" right, and just forget about me!! Forget about us!!"
Alex replied

"There's no us okay!!
I wanted no part of this scheme that dad conjured!!
I didn't ask to be a-"

"Murderer!!"
Alex interjected

"I was defending myself!!"
Mike replied

"Ohhhhh, That's what you tell yourself every day right?
That you were the victim, that you weren't at fault, you didn't ask for any of this right?
But let me tell you something; you're an Anderson and nothing that you say, nothing that you do can ever change that!!
So go ahead, walk around this town as the great Michael Anderson, Chief of Police, Protector of Bellowsfield!!
But we both know that beneath that gun and badge, I'm looking at my scared little baby brother!! Little Mikey!!
Alex uttered

"Don't you ever call me that again!!"
Mike shouted

"Does it taunt you every day?
Keep you speechless just like you were at Palm Beach?
You should have seen the look on your face "
Alex taunted

"Shut up!!"
Mike uttered

"Tell me Michael, why did you really kill Father?
And don't you dare tell me self-defense!"
Alex asked

"Shut up Alex!!"

"Why did you kill Dad?!"

"Because I'm not a rapist okay!!
I don't take pleasure going around raping girls all around Lakeshore!!"
Mike snapped

"Really, that's why you killed Dad?
You literally raped only one girl and not by choice I must say!!"
Alex uttered

"You might not see how messed up it is to go on about each night tearing into the skirts of young girls but I couldn't!!"

"I mean, it's not just young girls, he made me rape my Spanish teacher once!!
Been getting good grades ever since!!"
Alex uttered

"You're sick!!"

"She really enjoyed it actually, too bad Dad had to kill her.
But I really gotta ask, why come speak to me?
After all these years, why now on this topic?"
Alex asked

"Long ridge camp site, you chased a girl through the ravines up to an orphanage; Tsila's Orphanage for Gifted Souls to be precise.
Mike asked

"You came in her to ask me about a case file that happened years ago?
What about having a long awaited brotherly bonding?"
Alex asked

"Where did he leave the mark Alex?!"
Mike shouted

"What mark?"

"Don't bullshit me!!
He always leaves a mark!!"
Mike uttered

"Yeah, after he kills them!!
Why are you suddenly interested in his craftsmanship?"
He replied

"She didn't die, he didn't leave a mark; which means it's not Renée!!"
Mike chuckled to himself

"What are you laughing about?
I don't like seeing you happy!!"
Alex asked

" I thought he made a mark on the girl that I raped by that orphanage.
But you've just clarified that he didn't get to make a mark because she got away.
This truly is a relief to me."
Mike sighed with relief

"Ohhhhh, the one that got away!!
You should have started off with that."
Alex uttered

"What do you mean by that?"
Mike asked

Alex started laughing

"What do you mean by that!!"
Mike shouted

"She gave herself a scar of her own!!"
Alex shouted

"What?"

"Dad was just about to kill her and right at the last second, she kicked him in deeezzz."

"Deezzz what?"

"Deezzz Nuts!!"
Alex laughed

"Kicked him right to the core my guy and -

"Cut herself in the process."
Mike mumbled

"Yeah, and you said you didn't remember!!"
Alex uttered

"No no no!!
This can't be!!"
Mike began to freak out

"Woah, what's up with you Mikey?
And why are you so concerned about someone you raped 19 years ago?"
He uttered

"Where did she have the scar?!"
Mike shouted

"Scar? What scar?"

"She got cut, where did she get cut?"
He shouted as he held Alex against the wall

"Somewhere on her leg I don't know that was years ago!!"
Alex uttered

Mike staggered back to his chair,
Alex saw he was frightened, for once Alex actually cared.
19 years ago, he thought with his father his past died,
But Alex could see that his past taunted him as Mike uncontrollably cried.

"Bro you okay?
Alex asked

"Don't you dare call me that okay!!"
Mike whimpers

"Wait, you said scar instead of cut, you know her personally, way too personal..."
Alex uttered

"No!!
She's your wife!!
You actually married the woman you raped 19 years ago!!!
Hahahahaha, you sick prick!! You're even sicker than me!!"
Alex added

Tears filled his eyes, he fell to the floor,
Crept in a corner, his legs couldn't sustain him anymore.
How could he live with himself looking into her eyes each day,
Knowing he was the predator and her the prey.

"Only if dad could see you now!!
Raping her was one thing, but marrying her, now that's another level!!"
Alex uttered

Mike got up and ran raced to his car,
He sought Thomas's guidance to heal this emotional scar.
He explained that in order to secure his future, he must confront his past life,
Which means he should go and speak with his Wife.

An hour had passed, Mike took Thomas' advice and went home to speak with Renee,
Will she still remain with him, will she leave him a stray?
How will it turn out, no one knows for sure.
But without Michael's knowledge, Thomas asked Ryan to meet with him at the same spot in Lakeshore.